Category Archives: Decatur Radio

Illinois Among States Included In Brussels Sprouts Recall
(Springfield, IL) -- If you have Pictsweet baby Brussels sprouts in your freezer, you may want to check on them. The company late last month issued a recall for Pictsweet's 12-ounce Steam'ables becaus...
Aug 09, 2018 Isaac Wedin / CC

Millikin University kicks off academic year with New Student Welcome Week August 14-19, Move-In Day August 14
(Decatur, IL) -- First-year students at Millikin University will get a jump start on their college experience during Millikin's New Student Welcome Week August 14-19. Being part of the Millikin commun...
Aug 09, 2018

Howard Buffett announces $30,000,000 drug addiction clinic to be constructed in Decatur
(Decatur, IL) -- The Howard G. Buffett Foundation announced a major investment in Decatur on Wednesday. The Foundation will invest 30 million dollars on a drug treatment campus, which will use 21 acre...
Aug 09, 2018
Sports News 8/8/18
>>Yankees Top White Sox In 13 Innings (Chicago, IL) -- Miguel Andujar's [[ an-DOO-har's ]] RBI single in the top of the 13th inning lifted the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the White Sox in Chicago....
Aug 08, 2018

Survey: Back To School Costs Top 500 Dollars
(Springfield, IL) -- It's going to cost over 500 dollars to send kids back to school this year. The consulting firm Deloitte is out with a new survey that says parents will spend, on average, 510 doll...
Aug 08, 2018 Damian Gadal / CC

Midstate Soccer Celebrates 2018 Successes and Virtual Groundbreaking at Decatur Soccer Complex
(Decatur, IL) -- Media is encouraged to attend Midstate Soccer Club's "Milestone Celebration" at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 17 at Decatur Soccer Complex, across from Stephen Decatur Middle School. A vir...
Aug 08, 2018

Frank Hubbard Named New Park Police Chief
(Decatur, IL) -- Frank Hubbard has been named Chief of the Decatur Park Police, following the departure of Ed Culp, who will assume a full-time role at the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center...
Aug 08, 2018

Social Security Telephone Scam Targeting Macon County Senior Citizens
(Decatur, IL) -- On Tuesday, Macon County State's Attorney Jay Scott announced that local Senior Citizens are being targeted by a Social Security telephone scam. The calls, some of which are automated...
Aug 08, 2018

Sports News for Wednesday August 8, 2018
>>Cubs Keep Royals Quiet Behind Montgomery (Kansas City, MO) -- Mike Montgomery and three relievers combined on a six-hitter as the Cubs shut out the Royals 5-0 in Kansas City. Montgomery gave u...
Aug 08, 2018 stevekc / CC

No Surprise, Frank Lloyd Wright Tops Latest Top 200 List
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' best artist or architect may be the only man on the list that many of Illinois' bicentennial best of voters know. Illinois' Top 200 managers Monday said Frank Lloyd Wrig...
Aug 07, 2018






